Bloodborne pathogens (Vampire's favorite)
Microorganisms present in human blood that can infect or cause disease
What are bloodborne pathogens?
Universal precautions is
What is an approach to treat all human blood and bodily fluids as if they are infectious.
PPE stands for
What is personal protective equipment?
What do you walkie if someone is having a seizure?
code blue
location and name
A student can be sent home for a temperature of ____ or higher.
What is 100.4
Three common bloodborne pathogens
What are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV
What are sites (portal of entry) that Bloodborne pathogens can enter?
open cuts, skin abrasions, skin rashes, and mucous membranes
*Always keep open areas covered with a bandage while at work to protect yourselves
Name 3 types of PPE
What are gloves, masks, safety glasses, shoe coverings and gowns
What do you do to report a work related injury?
Notify your manager/supervisor
Obtain first aid....ice pack, wound cleaning etc
Fill out Notification of workplace injury form and give to Sarah O
True or False: A student or staff with head lice must be sent home.
False
NH Dept of Health & Human services does not recommend excluding.
Students with suspected lice need to be checked by Birchtree’s nurse. If live lice are visualized, the student’s belongings will be placed in a plastic bag, and a parent or guardian will be notified. Students will not be excluded from school due to head lice, but they should be checked each morning by Birchtree’s nurse until nits are no longer visible.
There is a vaccine for this bloodborne pathogen
What is Hepatitis B?
(the vaccine came out in 1982)
The first action after exposure to a bloodborne pathogen.
What is wash exposed area with soap and water or flush mucous membranes?
this is the most important practice to reduce your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and infection
What is hand washing?
What does Nurse Laurie have for pets?
2 dogs
a 4.5 year German Shephard- Maisey
a yellow lab that will be 14 in July- Harley
If a student vomits should they automatically be sent home and assumed sick?
What is not always?
(discussion) Depends on multiple facts...such as behaviors etc.
TRUE OR FALSE: Exposure to Bloodborne pathogens occurs from contact with blood and/or body fluids with traces of inflected blood.
TRUE
What is Nurse Laurie's favorite color?
Purple
Clean your hands this way if soap and water or a restroom are not available
What is use alcohol-based hand sanitizer?
What would you do if your student gets stung by a bee while you are on a field trip?
*Without Known allergy*
Remain Calm, remove the stinger with a finger nail or credit card (by sliding down the skin), clean the area and apply an ice pack, monitor for allergy symptoms. Hydrocortisone cream and bendaryl are often used to help relieve symptoms.
If student is allergic- follow allergy plan and administer benadryl or Epipen as directed based on symptoms.
If Epipen is used always call 911 as additional may be required
True or False: The Birchtree Exclusion policy applies to both staff and students
False
The Exclusion policy only applies to students
Puncture wounds, infectious material coming in contact with open areas on skin, and infectious materials contacting mucous membranes of eyes, nose and mouth are all ways bloodborne pathogens can be _____________.
What are ways to be transmitted?
4 steps for cleaning up blood
What is apply gloves, absorb spill, clean up spill, and apply approved disinfectant
*current disinfectants on hand are Lysol cleaner, lysol disinfectant and DBK disinfectant
What is the most frequently ordered Nurse office supply?
Ibuprofen
When would you follow this Birchtree policy?
The student should be temporarily removed from the classroom so that Birchtree’s nurse or a qualified individual can inspect the student’s clothing and other belongings, including hat, shoes, jacket, backpack, and school supplies.
Without drawing significant attention to the student, check the areas where the student sits or where affected belongings may have been placed for extended periods.
the student should change into temporary clothing and place all of their clothes (including shoes) in the dryer set on high for 30 minutes.
After treatment, the student may change back into their clothes.
Remaining belongings should be placed in a large zip lock plastic bag and a clear plastic container.
If a dryer is not available to treat the clothes, they should also be placed in a plastic bag and a clear container.
The student should be changed upon entering the school daily, and belongings either put in a dryer for 30 minutes on high or bagged/ put in clear plastic containers until the problem is resolved.
What you should do if you find what is suspected to be a bed bug on a student or a student's belongings?
Bed Bug Policy
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It is often difficult to determine the source of bed bugs. They are frequently found in department stores, hotels, airplanes, buses, hospitals, and movie theaters. Finding a potential bed bug does not mean our school building is infested.
There is no association between cleanliness, socioeconomic status, and bed bug infestations.
the prescription drug used to control severe allergic reactions (should be available at all times to students at risk for anaphylaxis
What is Epipen (epinephrine)